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15,281 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

We measure how the world's news covered people being harmed — and the help and hope within it.

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The day's news pointed at violence in Kyiv, plane crash in Nepal and heavy rain in Zimbabwe. Ukraine's coverage was about three times as angry as the world's. In the world's news as a whole, the wording was harsher than usual.

Part of lifeHealth 27 in 100 of the stories about harm · about as usual Country that rose mostUkraine 55 in 100 of its 970 stories, usually 28
RegionEurope 24 in 100 of its stories, usually 19
Tone of the words Harsher than usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Ukraine

537 of its 970 stories (55%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Kyiv accounted for 264 of Ukraine's 537 stories about harm, carried by 698 outlets. Reports of people killed ran at about 6 times the usual rate (400 stories). Illness was named in 70 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual. Its coverage was about three times as angry as the world's.

Ukraine over 30 days → its stories → Kyiv stories →
Disasters & accidents

Nepal

52 of its 109 stories (48%) were about people being harmed, usually 25%. Reports of people killed ran at about 4 times the usual rate (38 stories). Plane crash was named in 14 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Nepal over 30 days → its stories →
Rights & justice

Zimbabwe

69 of its 186 stories (37%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (5 stories). Heavy rain was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 6 times usual.

Zimbabwe over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Conflict & violence

Palestine

273 of its 361 stories (76%) were about people being harmed, usually 61%. Gaza accounted for 226 of Palestine's 273 stories about harm, carried by 345 outlets. Its coverage was about twice as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Disasters & accidents

Liberia

24 of its 61 stories (39%) were about people being harmed, usually 28%. Reports of people injured ran at about 4 times the usual rate (9 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

its stories →
Conflict & violence

Türkiye

71 of its 188 stories (38%) were about people being harmed, usually 24%. Reports of arrests ran at about 4 times the usual rate (29 stories).

its stories →
Deaths & injuries, cause not given

Poland

40 of its 137 stories (29%) were about people being harmed, usually 16%. Reports of people killed ran at about 7 times the usual rate (32 stories).

its stories →
Rights & justice

Hong Kong

49 of its 138 stories (36%) were about people being harmed, usually 23%. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

its stories →
Rights & justice

Qatar

29 of its 108 stories (27%) were about people being harmed, usually 13%. Reports of arrests ran at about 6 times the usual rate (24 stories).

its stories →

Also named far more than usual: avalanche in France (28 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); heavy rain in Ireland (19 of its stories, about three times its usual); outbreaks in UK (80 of its stories, about 6 times its usual); road crashes in South Africa (10 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); drownings in Australia (14 of its stories, about 4 times its usual).

20 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 29 Dec. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 15,281 stories about harm among 77,951 counted on 29 Dec.

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In France's news, mentions of the avalanche ran more than ten times their usual. Stories about people being harmed made up 20 in every 100 of the day's 77,951 stories, as usual. Ukraine's news was 55% about people being harmed, against a usual 28%. A year earlier, on 29 December 2022, 22 in every 100 stories were about people being harmed, against 20 today.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Palestine76 in 100 of its 361 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Israel71 in 100 of its 1,229 stories · usually 71 · mostly conflict & violence Ukraine55 in 100 of its 970 stories · usually 28 · mostly conflict & violence Iran49 in 100 of its 168 stories · usually 45 · mostly conflict & violence Nepal48 in 100 of its 109 stories · usually 25 · mostly disasters & accidents

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US85 stories about protests or strikes, of its 336 Moscow Russia57 stories about protests or strikes, of its 108 Tel Aviv Israel40 stories about protests or strikes, of its 117 Maine US37 stories about protests or strikes, of its 62 Kaanapali US28 stories about protests or strikes, of its 33

Stories, not people.

Where harm was most of the news

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zambia: near the world's share or lessVietnam: near the world's share or lessVenezuela: near the world's share or lessVanuatu: near the world's share or lessUzbekistan: near the world's share or lessUruguay: near the world's share or lessMicronesia: near the world's share or lessU.S. Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessGuam: near the world's share or lessPuerto Rico: near the world's share or lessUnited States: near the world's share or lessSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: no storiesFalkland Islands: no storiesCayman Islands: near the world's share or lessIsle of Man: near the world's share or lessUnited Kingdom: near the world's share or lessUnited Arab Emirates: near the world's share or lessTurkmenistan: near the world's share or lessTunisia: near the world's share or lessTonga: near the world's share or lessTogo: near the world's share or lessTimor-Leste: no storiesThailand: near the world's share or lessTanzania: near the world's share or lessTajikistan: near the world's share or lessTaiwan: near the world's share or lessSwitzerland: near the world's share or lessSweden: near the world's share or lessEswatini: near the world's share or lessSuriname: near the world's share or lessSouth Sudan: near the world's share or lessSpain: near the world's share or lessSouth Korea: near the world's share or lessSomaliland: no storiesSolomon Islands: near the world's share or lessSlovakia: near the world's share or lessSlovenia: near the world's share or lessSingapore: near the world's share or lessSeychelles: near the world's share or lessSerbia: no storiesSenegal: near the world's share or lessSaudi Arabia: near the world's share or lessSão Tomé: near the world's share or lessSamoa: near the world's share or lessSt Vincent: near the world's share or lessSt. Lucia: near the world's share or lessRwanda: near the world's share or lessRomania: near the world's share or lessPortugal: near the world's share or lessPhilippines: near the world's share or lessPeru: near the world's share or lessParaguay: near the world's share or lessPapua New Guinea: near the world's share or lessPanama: near the world's share or lessPalau: no storiesOman: near the world's share or lessNorway: near the world's share or lessNorth Korea: near the world's share or lessNiger: near the world's share or lessNiue: no storiesNetherlands: near the world's share or lessCuraçao: no storiesNamibia: near the world's share or lessMozambique: near the world's share or lessMorocco: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara: no storiesMontenegro: near the world's share or lessMongolia: near the world's share or lessMoldova: near the world's share or lessMexico: near the world's share or lessMauritius: near the world's share or lessMauritania: near the world's share or lessMalta: near the world's share or lessMalawi: near the world's share or lessMadagascar: near the world's share or lessNorth Macedonia: near the world's share or lessLuxembourg: near the world's share or lessLithuania: near the world's share or lessLesotho: near the world's share or lessLatvia: near the world's share or lessLaos: near the world's share or lessKyrgyzstan: near the world's share or lessKuwait: near the world's share or lessKosovo: no storiesKiribati: near the world's share or lessKenya: near the world's share or lessKazakhstan: near the world's share or lessJordan: near the world's share or lessJapan: near the world's share or lessJamaica: near the world's share or lessItaly: near the world's share or lessIreland: near the world's share or lessIndonesia: near the world's share or lessIndia: near the world's share or lessIceland: near the world's share or lessHungary: near the world's share or lessHonduras: near the world's share or lessHaiti: near the world's share or lessGuyana: near the world's share or lessGuinea-Bissau: no storiesGuatemala: near the world's share or lessGrenada: near the world's share or lessGreece: near the world's share or lessGhana: near the world's share or lessGermany: near the world's share or lessGeorgia: near the world's share or lessGambia: near the world's share or lessGabon: near the world's share or lessFrance: near the world's share or lessSt Pierre & Miquelon: no storiesFrench Polynesia: near the world's share or lessNew Caledonia: near the world's share or lessFrench Southern Territories: no storiesÅland Islands: no storiesFinland: near the world's share or lessFiji: near the world's share or lessEstonia: near the world's share or lessEritrea: near the world's share or lessEquatorial Guinea: no storiesEl Salvador: near the world's share or lessEgypt: near the world's share or lessEcuador: near the world's share or lessDominican Republic: near the world's share or lessDominica: near the world's share or lessGreenland: near the world's share or lessFaroe Islands: no storiesDenmark: near the world's share or lessCzech Republic: near the world's share or lessN. Cyprus: no storiesCyprus: near the world's share or lessCuba: near the world's share or lessCroatia: near the world's share or lessCôte d'Ivoire: near the world's share or lessCosta Rica: near the world's share or lessDR Congo: near the world's share or lessComoros: no storiesColombia: near the world's share or lessChina: near the world's share or lessChile: near the world's share or lessChad: near the world's share or lessCentral African Republic: near the world's share or lessCape Verde: near the world's share or lessCanada: near the world's share or lessCameroon: near the world's share or lessCambodia: near the world's share or lessBurkina Faso: near the world's share or lessBulgaria: near the world's share or lessBrunei: near the world's share or lessBrazil: near the world's share or lessBotswana: near the world's share or lessBosnia and Herzegovina: near the world's share or lessBolivia: near the world's share or lessBhutan: near the world's share or lessBenin: near the world's share or lessBelize: near the world's share or lessBelgium: near the world's share or lessBelarus: near the world's share or lessBarbados: near the world's share or lessBahrain: near the world's share or lessBahamas: near the world's share or lessAzerbaijan: near the world's share or lessAustria: near the world's share or lessAustralia: near the world's share or lessHeard & McDonald Islands: no storiesArmenia: near the world's share or lessArgentina: near the world's share or lessAntigua & Barbuda: no storiesAngola: near the world's share or lessAndorra: no storiesAlgeria: near the world's share or lessAlbania: near the world's share or lessAksai Chin: near the world's share or lessWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): no storiesWestern Sahara (Free Zone): no storiesVatican City: near the world's share or lessMarshall Islands: near the world's share or lessNorthern Mariana Islands: no storiesAmerican Samoa: near the world's share or lessChagos Islands: no storiesSt. Helena: no storiesPitcairn: no storiesAnguilla: near the world's share or lessBermuda: near the world's share or lessBritish Virgin Islands: near the world's share or lessTurks & Caicos Islands: near the world's share or lessMontserrat: no storiesJersey: near the world's share or lessGuernsey: near the world's share or lessSan Marino: no storiesSt Kitts & Nevis: near the world's share or lessCook Islands: near the world's share or lessAruba: near the world's share or lessNauru: near the world's share or lessMonaco: near the world's share or lessMaldives: near the world's share or lessLiechtenstein: no storiesWallis & Futuna: no storiesSt. Martin: no storiesSt. Barthélemy: no storiesMacao: near the world's share or lessNorfolk Island: no storiesSint Maarten: no storiesChristmas Island: no storiesGibraltar: near the world's share or lessMayotte: no storiesZimbabwe: 37 in 100 of its 186 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Yemen: 59 in 100 of its 27 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 55 in 100 of its 970 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Uganda: 32 in 100 of its 63 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Türkiye: 38 in 100 of its 188 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Trinidad & Tobago: 29 in 100 of its 55 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Syria: 39 in 100 of its 66 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sudan: 59 in 100 of its 44 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sri Lanka: 28 in 100 of its 123 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)South Africa: 31 in 100 of its 425 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Somalia: 44 in 100 of its 25 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Sierra Leone: 58 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Russia: 27 in 100 of its 732 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Qatar: 27 in 100 of its 108 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Poland: 29 in 100 of its 137 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Pakistan: 27 in 100 of its 704 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nigeria: 29 in 100 of its 1,331 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nicaragua: 88 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)New Zealand: 26 in 100 of its 277 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Nepal: 48 in 100 of its 109 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Mali: 41 in 100 of its 17 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Malaysia: 30 in 100 of its 263 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Libya: 60 in 100 of its 10 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Liberia: 39 in 100 of its 61 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Lebanon: 43 in 100 of its 42 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Israel: 71 in 100 of its 1,229 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 361 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iraq: 34 in 100 of its 65 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Iran: 49 in 100 of its 168 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Guinea: 52 in 100 of its 21 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ethiopia: 31 in 100 of its 52 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Djibouti: 42 in 100 of its 124 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Congo: 31 in 100 of its 51 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Hong Kong: 36 in 100 of its 138 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Myanmar: 47 in 100 of its 19 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Burundi: 67 in 100 of its 12 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Bangladesh: 38 in 100 of its 180 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Afghanistan: 35 in 100 of its 78 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 361 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 361 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Ukraine: 55 in 100 of its 970 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Palestine: 76 in 100 of its 361 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)Kashmir: 35 in 100 of its 122 stories were about people being harmed (the world's: 20)
A quarter or more above the world's share Near the world's or lessNo stories

Each country shaded by how much of its news was about people being harmed, against the world's 20 in 100 that day. Stronger colour: further above. A country with few stories is drawn closer to the world's. Click a country.

Most of its news about harm

● Israel 71 in 100 of its 1,229 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Palestine 76 in 100 of its 361 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Ukraine 55 in 100 of its 970 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Iran 49 in 100 of its 168 stories · mostly conflict & violence ● Nepal 48 in 100 of its 109 stories · mostly disasters & accidents ● Djibouti 42 in 100 of its 124 stories · mostly conflict & violence

Stories, not people. Countries with at least 50 stories.

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health27% 4,106 stories · about as usual Rights & justice23% 3,498 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence17% 2,488 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents16% 2,460 stories · about as usual Deaths & injuries, cause not given6% 882 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 583 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 576 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 402 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed4,531 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests1,772 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected1,742 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured1,305 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Ukraine and the US Stories reporting abductions497 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced292 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees217 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations115 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people falling ill10 at about half the usual rate · most about the UK and the US

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were harsher than usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefabout as usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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